existence
noun uk/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/ us/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
B2 [ U ]存在；实有
the fact of something or someone existing
Many people question the existence of God. 很多人怀疑上帝是否真的存在。
Modern cosmology believes the universe to have come into existence about 15 billion years ago. 现代宇宙论认为，宇宙大约在150亿年前就已经形成了。
The theatre company that they started is still in existence today. 他们创建的剧团时至今日仍在演出。
C1 [ C usually singular ]生活；生活方式
a particular way of life
She has a miserable existence living with him. 和他生活在一起，她的日子苦不堪言。
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- What a miserable existence! How could anyone live in such dreadful conditions.
- The government won't even acknowledge the existence of the problem.
- Television has become part of our everyday existence.
- The new world order was expected to come into existence after the collapse of Communism in eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.
- These academics lead such a cloistered existence.